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Hot off the wires: German supporters arrested after incidents with Poles in Klagenfurt Seven German supporters were arrested in Klagenfurt after incidents with Polish fans late Saturday on the eve of their Euro-2008 encounter, local police said. The first incidents of the tournament involving about 100 supporters took place in the centre of the Carinthian capital. After glasses were thrown the police moved in to separate the two camps. Nearly 25,000 Germans and 20,000 Poles were expected for Sunday's Group B match. Some 2,300 police, including Polish officers, were to be mobilized on Sunday, with 2,000 security agents being held in reserve. The matches in Klagenfurt involving Germany, Poland and Croatia are deemed high-risk because of the fans' reputation for violence. Gee, and the Germans and Poles usually get on so well.

...who can make the argument to FIFA that the United States (and presumably Canada as well) are not in North America at all but are really part of Europe and thus the US Men's National Team should be playing in UEFA. The truth is I'm sick and tired of the racist refs the US has to put up with in CONCACAF. The entire region is the UN writ small, except instead of Iran and North Korea being named the heads of "Human Rights" Commissions we have tiny dicked refs with chips on their shoulders because their homeland hasn't quite mastered the wonders of indoor plumbing. It ruins any enjoyment of watching the game. For example, in the first half of tonight's game we already have had a beautiful Clint Dempsey goal waived away and a yellow card handed out to Bradley...each for the same reason as far as I can see: playing soccer while Anglo. It simply isn't worth it to wait around for the chance for the US to frogstomp the homelands of these refs whenever they pop...